VassarWiki - User contributions [en]

VassarWiki:An encyclopedia and more

2026-06-25T21:51:15Z

EdwardNWM: see also, about

{{Proposal}}

Most people have only been exposed to [[Wikipedia:Wiki|wikis]] through reading [https://en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia], or perhaps a fan wiki like the [https://minecraft.wiki Minecraft wiki]. As a result, many people erroneously believe that "wiki" is just another term for an online [[Wikipedia:Encyclopedia|encyclopedia]]. The term "wiki" describes any website collaboratively edited and managed by its audience through a web browser. As a result, wikis are able to serve a variety of purposes beyond encyclopedias, including collective note-taking, code documentation, and project management.

[[VassarWiki]] aims to primarily serve as a way to share knowledge among the Vassar community. As such, it can be viewed as an encyclopedia in a loose sense, since it's a compendium of knowledge about Vassar. However, the term "encyclopedia" fails to encompass the community-building that is integral to the project—hence "'''an encyclopedia and more'''".

VassarWiki is also not Wikipedia for Vassar. There already is a Wikipedia for Vassar: Wikipedia. VassarWiki has a similar but distinct mission to Wikipedia, hopefully made clear through the table below:

{| class="wikitable"
|+
!
!VassarWiki
!Wikipedia
|-
|'''Purpose'''
|To facilitate the sharing and organization of knowledge for/about the Vassar community, archiving it along the way. It serves as a host for primary, secondary, and tertiary sources.
|To organize and archive the world's knowledge in an encyclopedia, a tertiary source.
|-
|'''Scope'''
|Inclusion is contingent on being somehow related to Vassar College, whether that's campus life, history, scholarship, or something else. There is no "notability" requirement for inclusion.
|Inclusion is contingent on [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Notability|notability]], generally determined through inclusion in reliable sources. Subjects in any domain can be written on, [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_not|within limits]].
|-
|'''POV'''
|Articles are written from a neutral point of view, but non-neutral content on user pages is encouraged.
|All articles are written from a [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view|neutral point of view]].
|-
|'''Tone'''
|As of June 9, 2026, there are no [[VassarWiki:Guidelines|guidelines]] on tone for articles. User page content can be written in any tone.
|Articles are written in a [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view#Impartial_tone|formal, impersonal, and dispassionate tone]].
|-
|'''Audience'''
|Articles are written primarily to the Vassar community. This is especially the case when an encyclopedia (e.g. Wikipedia, Vassar Encyclopedia) article on that subject already exists.
|Articles are written to a global audience.
|-
|'''Sources'''
|Content should generally be accompanied by sources of many types. Reliability is considered in an expansive sense that includes oral history; the comparative reliability of sources is considered when resolving content disputes. "Original research" is allowed, but must be designated as such through sourcing.
|All content must be supported by sources deemed reliable by the community. [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:No_original_research|Original research is not allowed on articles.]]
|}

== See also ==

* [[VassarWiki:About]]

2026-06-25T21:44:40Z

EdwardNWM: /* Student groups */ added comedy, a cappella category

{{Construction}}

This page lists starting points to explore the wiki. It is not a comprehensive list of all pages; for such a list, see [[Special:AllPages]].

== Student groups ==
* [[:Category:Student orgs]]
** [[A cappella]] ([[:Category:A cappella]])
** [[:Category:Affinity groups|Affinity groups]]
** [[:Category:Activist groups]]
**[[:Category:Activity orgs|Activity orgs]]
**[[:Category:Comedy]]

== Places ==

* [[:Category:Buildings]]
** [[:Category:Dorms]]
* [[:Category:Grounds]]

== Academics ==

* [[:Category:Departments]]

User:EdwardNWM/On VassarWiki's Future

2026-06-25T21:32:26Z

EdwardNWM: fixed talk page link

{{Position}}[[File:Innovation Adoption Curve.svg|thumb|We're crossing the chasm!]]<section begin="feature" />
I want to begin this open letter by thanking all of you who have contributed to VassarWiki so far! I know it's not a small request to ask you to dedicate your time amidst the busiest time of the year. At the end of the day, the project doesn't exist without you.

Since I spearheaded this project and I'm graduating, I feel a responsibility to make my thoughts about its future transparent, hence writing this open letter. I believe this next time period is really critical for the success of this project. So I would really appreciate your help!

I think our ultimate goal at this point should be to achieve greater participation, which means getting both more contributors and more readers. Using the language of the [[wikipedia:Technology_adoption_life_cycle|technology adoption lifecycle]], we are very much in the first stage of "innovators". Our challenge is to cross the "chasm" to get early adopters. <section end="feature" />This can only come by:

== 1. Making VassarWiki truly valuable ==
Don't get me wrong, I think the project is in a really promising state right now! But VassarWiki is still in its infancy, so it still has a lot of gaps. While there will never come a point where VassarWiki is "complete", there is a critical (albeit fuzzy) threshold where the wiki can be relied upon for information.

Reaching this point means doing a few things:

* creating pages for more significant subjects
* expanding existing pages to be comprehensive
* refining pages to be presentable
* making the site navigable

Since it's summer and the campus is much less active, we are able to do this work at a leisurely pace.

== 2. Properly articulating VassarWiki's utility ==
Of course, this requires VassarWiki to have utility, hence the first section. But we need to make people aware of that utility for them to want to use it.

I think there are some low hanging fruit that we can take. If you put resources and projects here, share them! Notify groups you're connected to so they can ensure the information on their page is correct. Once people are back on campus, distribute posters and QR codes around campus. With a campus of roughly 3000 people, we can spread the word fast.

After much trial and error talking to people about this project, I've developed a rough elevator pitch. Feel free to take it and adapt it if you wish: <blockquote>The goal of VassarWiki is to harness the wisdom of the crowd for collecting and organizing community information. A website where any community member can easily contribute information (a wiki) will make our information infrastructure more democratic, efficient, and persistent beyond the four-year student turnover cycle. We all have unique knowledge to share, and it shouldn't stay trapped in our heads or disappear after we graduate/retire. There are many reasons to help, like to advertise what you're doing on campus, memorialize your time here, or raise social/historical consciousness. </blockquote>Since I'm now a graduate, I can't promote the wiki on campus. But I am able to promote it online and in a better position to facilitate alumni contributions. Because I envision the wiki to be a way for institutional knowledge to be shared across generations, bringing in alumni is a massive part of the project's success. At the same time, while I think the wiki should be open to the community at large, it should still center the people most enmeshed in the community (namely, students). So I'm going to set alumni contributions as something to work towards once we get significant on-campus buy-in.

== 3. Lowering barriers to entry ==
I've tried my best to make the editing process as easy as possible through refining a number of project pages. If you work though any kind of difficulty in contributing, consider making or editing a project page so it's easier for others! And if you have any suggestions on how the editing process can be improved, [[VassarWiki:Improvements|please reach out]].

If you're asking someone to contribute, give them a specific ask and do some of the work first. For example, I'm making a page on the 2024 SJP encampment so that SJP members/alums (and others) can provide testimonials and any archives they have. To make it easy, I'll first make a shell of the page and provide some information of my own.

== Some final notes ==
Even though I'm an alum now, I'm still dedicated to this project. And despite being in this weird middle-ground spot, I'm actually really hopeful about it. I hope you are too.

Also, I'd like to ensure that VassarWiki has true [[VassarWiki:Governance|shared governance]]. If you've been involved thus far, consider being an [[VassarWiki:Administrators|administrator]]. And if you or your group is interested in sharing the ownership of the servers, let me know. I really don't want to be a dictator guys.

If you have any concerns or suggestions, [[User talk:EdwardNWM/On VassarWiki's Future|provide them]]. Anyway, enjoy your summers!

VassarWiki:An encyclopedia and more

2026-06-12T18:12:00Z

EdwardNWM: moved no notability requirement to end of paragraph

{{Proposal}}

Most people have only been exposed to [[Wikipedia:Wiki|wikis]] through reading [https://en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia], or perhaps a fan wiki like the [https://minecraft.wiki Minecraft wiki]. As a result, many people erroneously believe that "wiki" is just another term for an online [[Wikipedia:Encyclopedia|encyclopedia]]. The term "wiki" describes any website collaboratively edited and managed by its audience through a web browser. As a result, wikis are able to serve a variety of purposes beyond encyclopedias, including collective note-taking, code documentation, and project management.

[[VassarWiki]] aims to primarily serve as a way to share knowledge among the Vassar community. As such, it can be viewed an encyclopedia in a loose sense, a compendium of knowledge about Vassar. However, the term "encyclopedia" fails to encompass the community-building that is integral to the project.

VassarWiki is also not "Wikipedia for Vassar". There already is a Wikipedia for Vassar: Wikipedia. VassarWiki has a similar but distinct mission to Wikipedia, which can hopefully be made clear through the table below:

{| class="wikitable"
|+
!
!VassarWiki
!Wikipedia
|-
|'''Purpose'''
|To facilitate the sharing and organization of knowledge for/about the Vassar community, archiving it along the way. It serves as a host for primary, secondary, and tertiary sources.
|To organize and archive the world's knowledge in an encyclopedia, a tertiary source.
|-
|'''Scope'''
|Inclusion is contingent on being somehow related to Vassar College, whether that's campus life, history, scholarship, or something else. There is no "notability" requirement for inclusion.
|Inclusion is contingent on [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Notability|notability]], generally determined through inclusion in reliable sources. Subjects in any domain can be written on, [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_not|within limits]].
|-
|'''POV'''
|Articles are written from a neutral point of view, but non-neutral content on user pages is encouraged.
|All articles are written from a [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view|neutral point of view]].
|-
|'''Tone'''
|As of June 9, 2026, there are no guidelines on tone for articles. User page content can be written in any tone.
|Articles are written in a [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view#Impartial_tone|formal, impersonal, and dispassionate tone]].
|-
|'''Audience'''
|Articles are written primarily to the Vassar community, especially when an encyclopedia article on that subject already exists.
|Articles are written to a global audience.
|-
|'''Sources'''
|Content should generally be accompanied by sources of many types. Reliability is considered in an expansive sense that includes oral history; the comparative reliability of sources is considered when resolving content disputes. "Original research" is allowed, but must be designated as such through sourcing.
|All content must be supported by sources deemed reliable by the community. [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:No_original_research|Original research is not allowed on articles.]]
|}

VassarWiki:An encyclopedia and more

2026-06-12T18:10:00Z

EdwardNWM: proposal

{{Proposal}}

Most people have only been exposed to [[Wikipedia:Wiki|wikis]] through reading [https://en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia], or perhaps a fan wiki like the [https://minecraft.wiki Minecraft wiki]. As a result, many people erroneously believe that "wiki" is just another term for an online [[Wikipedia:Encyclopedia|encyclopedia]]. The term "wiki" describes any website collaboratively edited and managed by its audience through a web browser. As a result, wikis are able to serve a variety of purposes beyond encyclopedias, including collective note-taking, code documentation, and project management.

[[VassarWiki]] aims to primarily serve as a way to share knowledge among the Vassar community. As such, it can be viewed an encyclopedia in a loose sense, a compendium of knowledge about Vassar. However, the term "encyclopedia" fails to encompass the community-building that is integral to the project.

VassarWiki is also not "Wikipedia for Vassar". There already is a Wikipedia for Vassar: Wikipedia. VassarWiki has a similar but distinct mission to Wikipedia, which can hopefully be made clear through the table below:

{| class="wikitable"
|+
!
!VassarWiki
!Wikipedia
|-
|'''Purpose'''
|To facilitate the sharing and organization of knowledge for/about the Vassar community, archiving it along the way. It serves as a host for primary, secondary, and tertiary sources.
|To organize and archive the world's knowledge in an encyclopedia, a tertiary source.
|-
|'''Scope'''
|There is no "notability" requirement for inclusion. Inclusion is contingent on being somehow related to Vassar College, whether that's campus life, history, scholarship, or something else.
|Inclusion is contingent on [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Notability|notability]], generally determined through inclusion in reliable sources. All subjects can be written on, [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_not|within limits]].
|-
|'''POV'''
|Articles are written from a neutral point of view, but non-neutral content on user pages is encouraged.
|All articles are written from a [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view|neutral point of view]].
|-
|'''Tone'''
|As of June 9, 2026, there are no guidelines on tone for articles. User page content can be written in any tone.
|Articles are written in a [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view#Impartial_tone|formal, impersonal, and dispassionate tone]].
|-
|'''Audience'''
|Articles are written primarily to the Vassar community, especially when an encyclopedia article on that subject already exists.
|Articles are written to a global audience.
|-
|'''Sources'''
|Content should generally be accompanied by sources of many types. Reliability is considered in an expansive sense that includes oral history; the comparative reliability of sources is considered when resolving content disputes. "Original research" is allowed, but must be designated as such through sourcing.
|All content must be supported by sources deemed reliable by the community. [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:No_original_research|Original research is not allowed on articles.]]
|}

Main Page

2026-06-12T18:09:37Z

EdwardNWM: link to an encyclopedia and more

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Bulletin

2026-06-12T18:04:20Z

EdwardNWM: formatting of lead

The '''Bulletin''' is an open space for anyone to display information, whether it's about Vassar or the wiki. Feel free to edit below! Items should be listed in reverse chronological order.

If you want to promote an event, see [[Upcoming Events]].

== Bulletin ==
Welcome to the wiki! While it's currently in early stages, feel free to start contributing! If you have a chance, take a look at the [[VassarWiki:About|About]] and [[VassarWiki:Policies|Policies]] pages and give your thoughts, questions, support, criticisms, etc. Please reach out if you have any questions. [[User:Ewelchmorgan|Ewelchmorgan]] ([[User talk:Ewelchmorgan|talk]]) 18:52, 23 April 2026 (UTC)

VassarWiki:An encyclopedia and more

2026-06-12T18:01:21Z

EdwardNWM: wording

{{Position|users=[[User:EdwardNWM]]}}

Most people have only been exposed to [[Wikipedia:Wiki|wikis]] through reading [https://en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia], or perhaps a fan wiki like the [https://minecraft.wiki Minecraft wiki]. As a result, many people erroneously believe that "wiki" is just another term for an online [[Wikipedia:Encyclopedia|encyclopedia]]. The term "wiki" describes any website collaboratively edited and managed by its audience through a web browser. As a result, wikis are able to serve a variety of purposes beyond encyclopedias, including collective note-taking, code documentation, and project management.

[[VassarWiki]] aims to primarily serve as a way to share knowledge among the Vassar community. As such, it can be viewed an encyclopedia in a loose sense, a compendium of knowledge about Vassar. However, the term "encyclopedia" fails to encompass the community-building that is integral to the project.

VassarWiki is also not "Wikipedia for Vassar". There already is a Wikipedia for Vassar: Wikipedia. VassarWiki has a similar but distinct mission to Wikipedia, which can hopefully be made clear through the table below:

{| class="wikitable"
|+
!
!VassarWiki
!Wikipedia
|-
|'''Purpose'''
|To facilitate the sharing and organization of knowledge for/about the Vassar community, archiving it along the way. It serves as a host for primary, secondary, and tertiary sources.
|To organize and archive the world's knowledge in an encyclopedia, a tertiary source.
|-
|'''Scope'''
|There is no "notability" requirement for inclusion. Inclusion is contingent on being somehow related to Vassar College, whether that's campus life, history, scholarship, or something else.
|Inclusion is contingent on [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Notability|notability]], generally determined through inclusion in reliable sources. All subjects can be written on, [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_not|within limits]].
|-
|'''POV'''
|Articles are written from a neutral point of view, but non-neutral content on user pages is encouraged.
|All articles are written from a [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view|neutral point of view]].
|-
|'''Tone'''
|As of June 9, 2026, there are no guidelines on tone for articles. User page content can be written in any tone.
|Articles are written in a [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view#Impartial_tone|formal, impersonal, and dispassionate tone]].
|-
|'''Audience'''
|Articles are written primarily to the Vassar community, especially when an encyclopedia article on that subject already exists.
|Articles are written to a global audience.
|-
|'''Sources'''
|Content should generally be accompanied by sources of many types. Reliability is considered in an expansive sense that includes oral history; the comparative reliability of sources is considered when resolving content disputes. "Original research" is allowed, but must be designated as such through sourcing.
|All content must be supported by sources deemed reliable by the community. [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:No_original_research|Original research is not allowed on articles.]]
|}

Jewett House

2026-06-12T17:59:06Z

EdwardNWM: remove construction

{{Wikipedia|page=Jewett House}}{{Infobox house|image=Jewett House, Vassar College, August 2014.jpg|caption=Jewett in August 2014|capacity=~235<ref>https://offices.vassar.edu/residential-life/residence-halls/jewett/</ref>|opento=All students|mascot=Owl|socials=[https://www.instagram.com/jewett.house/ Instagram]|color=Gold|year built=1907}}
'''Milo Jewett House''' (usually referred to as '''Jewett House''') is one of the nine main residential houses on campus. With nine stories, it's the tallest dorm.

== History ==
The building was constructed in 1907 under the name '''North Hall'''.<ref name=":0">https://offices.vassar.edu/residential-life/residence-halls/jewett/</ref> In its early years it was also called '''Pilcher's Crime''', after Lewis Pilcher, the Vassar art professor who designed it.<ref>Main to Mudd, and More: An Informal History of Vassar College Buildings by Elizabeth Daniels 1987</ref> In 1915, Henry Noble MacCracken gave the house its current name, after the first president of the college.<ref name=":0" />

According to legend, Jewett resident Edna St. Vincent Millay threatened to throw herself from the roof.<ref name=":0" /> Evidently, she didn't follow through with that.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edna_St._Vincent_Millay</ref>

The building underwent extensive renovations in 2003.<ref name=":0" />

== References ==
<references />
== External links ==

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewett_House

[[Category:Buildings]]
[[Category:Dorms]]

Main Page

2026-06-12T17:13:29Z

EdwardNWM: removing upcoming events for now

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VassarWiki:About

2026-06-10T19:11:41Z

EdwardNWM: link to an encyclopedia and more

{{Consensus|status=consensus}}

Our existing communication tools weren't built for college life. Emails are overwhelming and easy to miss, official sites only push information from the top down, and social media is manipulated by corporate algorithms. These tools fail because they don't reflect the fluidity and collaboration of communities. This is why we are building Vassar a [[Wikipedia:Wiki|wiki]]: a website that is collaboratively edited and governed by its users.<ref group="note">While many wikis are encyclopedias, they don't have to be. VassarWiki was created to be [[VassarWiki:An encyclopedia and more|an encyclopedia and more]].</ref>

'''VassarWiki''' is a common space for the Vassar community to share and organize knowledge about Vassar life. Any community member can contribute, so keeping up to date is a shared effort instead of an individual burden. And as a persistent resource, VassarWiki is building an institutional memory that survives the four-year student turnover cycle.

If you want to help us, you should contribute! All you need is five minutes and something worth sharing.

== Getting started ==
{{See also|VassarWiki:Help}}
Anyone connected to Vassar can contribute! All you have to do is [[Special:CreateAccount|sign up]] with your Vassar email. If you're connected to Vassar but lack a vassar.edu email, [https://tally.so/r/aQEMRW you have to apply to have your account approved].

You can edit a page by clicking the "Edit" button by a section or at the top of the page. You can either use the visual editor (recommended if you're new to editing, but more resource-intensive and slightly less capable) or switch to the source editor on the upper-right. Make whatever changes to the page you want, write a short edit summary, and save your changes. If your changes are non-controversial and superficial (e.g. fixing typos or minor formatting), click the minor edit button before saving your changes.

You can [[VassarWiki:Creating a page|create a page]] by going to [[Special:EditPage]] and entering your desired title, or clicking a red link with the desired title (on desktop, you can find one by searching it).

== What can I contribute? ==
{{See also|VassarWiki:What should I contribute?}}VassarWiki is deliberately open-ended to adapt to community needs. There are two main types of pages:

* '''Articles''' can be about things like [[:Category:Student orgs|student orgs]], events, classes, departments, and college lore. Content should be written from a neutral third-person point of view<ref group="note">but by no means soulless!</ref> and [[VassarWiki:Policies|be sourced when possible]].
* Every contributor has [[VassarWiki:User pages|'''user pages''']] that only they can edit. You can put pretty much anything on your user pages (e.g. interests, projects, org memberships, essays or freeform content, contact information).

There are a few other types of pages as well:

* Every page has a corresponding '''talk page''', where you can resolve disputes about page content or otherwise talk freely about that page's subject.
* '''[[VassarWiki:Categories|Categories]]''' are assigned to pages to assist in navigation and organization. They are listed at the bottom of a page.
* '''[[VassarWiki:Templates|Templates]]''' are pages designed for inclusion in other pages.
* '''[[VassarWiki:Files|Files]]''' like images, videos, and audio files, can be embedded in pages. Files should almost be uploaded to [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:UploadWizard Wikimedia Commons], where they will be released to the public domain.
* [[VassarWiki:Project pages|'''Project pages''']] (those with the prefix "VassarWiki") deal with the governance and maintenance of VassarWiki.
Please read and understand VassarWiki [[VassarWiki:Policies|policies]] before you edit. It's encouraged that you read any relevant [[VassarWiki:Guidelines|guidelines]] before you edit, but there is no need to be an expert.

Contributions generally don't require prior approval,<ref group="note">The exception to this rule is the group of project pages meant to reflect consensus. On such pages, a new consensus should be established on their talk pages before edits are made. </ref> so if you think you can improve this project, '''be bold''' and make the edit! If there's an issue with your contribution, another user can revert it and you can discuss on a talk page if needed.

== Policies and guidelines ==
'''[[VassarWiki:Policies|Policies]]''' are the site's foundational principles that all contributors must follow. Put simply, contributors should:

* Build and respect consensus when disputes arise
* Leave a trail of citations, edit summaries, and talk page signatures
* Not publish copyrighted work here
* Not censor information they don't like
* Be civil and assume other contributors come in good faith

'''[[VassarWiki:Guidelines|Guidelines]]''' are records of best practices in content and behavior. While there is no need to be an expert on guidelines when starting out, contributors should generally defer to and attempt to follow them.

Like everything on VassarWiki, policies and guidelines are established by community consensus and can evolve.

== Governance ==
VassarWiki adopts a collective governance model, where decisions are made through deliberation and consensus-building. The weight of each contributor's voice should be evaluated by the strength of their argument.

Certain technical actions require their access be limited to a smaller group of contributors called [[VassarWiki:Administrators|administrators]], who remain bound to community consensus and are not given any precedence in disputes.

== See also ==
* [[VassarWiki:Disclaimer]]
* [[VassarWiki:Privacy policy]]

== References ==
<references group="note" />

VassarWiki:About

2026-06-10T02:13:15Z

EdwardNWM: slight wording changes

{{Consensus|status=consensus}}

Our existing communication tools weren't built for college life. Emails are overwhelming and easy to miss, official sites only push information from the top down, and social media is manipulated by corporate algorithms. These tools fail because they don't reflect the fluidity and collaboration of communities. This is why we are building Vassar a [[Wikipedia:Wiki|wiki]]: a website that is collaboratively edited and governed by its users.<ref group="note">While many wikis are encyclopedias, they don't have to be. VassarWiki is an encyclopedia and more.</ref>

'''VassarWiki''' is a common space for the Vassar community to share and organize knowledge about Vassar life. Any community member can contribute, so keeping up to date is a shared effort instead of an individual burden. And as a persistent resource, VassarWiki is building an institutional memory that survives the four-year student turnover cycle.

If you want to help us, you should contribute! All you need is five minutes and something worth sharing.

== Getting started ==
{{See also|VassarWiki:Help}}
Anyone connected to Vassar can contribute! All you have to do is [[Special:CreateAccount|sign up]] with your Vassar email. If you're connected to Vassar but lack a vassar.edu email, [https://tally.so/r/aQEMRW you have to apply to have your account approved].

You can edit a page by clicking the "Edit" button by a section or at the top of the page. You can either use the visual editor (recommended if you're new to editing, but more resource-intensive and slightly less capable) or switch to the source editor on the upper-right. Make whatever changes to the page you want, write a short edit summary, and save your changes. If your changes are non-controversial and superficial (e.g. fixing typos or minor formatting), click the minor edit button before saving your changes.

You can [[VassarWiki:Creating a page|create a page]] by going to [[Special:EditPage]] and entering your desired title, or clicking a red link with the desired title (on desktop, you can find one by searching it).

== What can I contribute? ==
{{See also|VassarWiki:What should I contribute?}}VassarWiki is deliberately open-ended to adapt to community needs. There are two main types of pages:

* '''Articles''' can be about things like [[:Category:Student orgs|student orgs]], events, classes, departments, and college lore. Content should be written from a neutral third-person point of view<ref group="note">but by no means soulless!</ref> and [[VassarWiki:Policies|be sourced when possible]].
* Every contributor has [[VassarWiki:User pages|'''user pages''']] that only they can edit. You can put pretty much anything on your user pages (e.g. interests, projects, org memberships, essays or freeform content, contact information).

There are a few other types of pages as well:

* Every page has a corresponding '''talk page''', where you can resolve disputes about page content or otherwise talk freely about that page's subject.
* '''[[VassarWiki:Categories|Categories]]''' are assigned to pages to assist in navigation and organization. They are listed at the bottom of a page.
* '''[[VassarWiki:Templates|Templates]]''' are pages designed for inclusion in other pages.
* '''[[VassarWiki:Files|Files]]''' like images, videos, and audio files, can be embedded in pages. Files should almost be uploaded to [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:UploadWizard Wikimedia Commons], where they will be released to the public domain.
* [[VassarWiki:Project pages|'''Project pages''']] (those with the prefix "VassarWiki") deal with the governance and maintenance of VassarWiki.
Please read and understand VassarWiki [[VassarWiki:Policies|policies]] before you edit. It's encouraged that you read any relevant [[VassarWiki:Guidelines|guidelines]] before you edit, but there is no need to be an expert.

Contributions generally don't require prior approval,<ref group="note">The exception to this rule is the group of project pages meant to reflect consensus. On such pages, a new consensus should be established on their talk pages before edits are made. </ref> so if you think you can improve this project, '''be bold''' and make the edit! If there's an issue with your contribution, another user can revert it and you can discuss on a talk page if needed.

== Policies and guidelines ==
'''[[VassarWiki:Policies|Policies]]''' are the site's foundational principles that all contributors must follow. Put simply, contributors should:

* Build and respect consensus when disputes arise
* Leave a trail of citations, edit summaries, and talk page signatures
* Not publish copyrighted work here
* Not censor information they don't like
* Be civil and assume other contributors come in good faith

'''[[VassarWiki:Guidelines|Guidelines]]''' are records of best practices in content and behavior. While there is no need to be an expert on guidelines when starting out, contributors should generally defer to and attempt to follow them.

Like everything on VassarWiki, policies and guidelines are established by community consensus and can evolve.

== Governance ==
VassarWiki adopts a collective governance model, where decisions are made through deliberation and consensus-building. The weight of each contributor's voice should be evaluated by the strength of their argument.

Certain technical actions require their access be limited to a smaller group of contributors called [[VassarWiki:Administrators|administrators]], who remain bound to community consensus and are not given any precedence in disputes.

== See also ==
* [[VassarWiki:Disclaimer]]
* [[VassarWiki:Privacy policy]]

== References ==
<references group="note" />

VassarWiki:An encyclopedia and more

2026-06-10T02:10:59Z

EdwardNWM: for/about

{{Position|users=[[User:EdwardNWM]]}}

Most people have only been exposed to [[Wikipedia:Wiki|wikis]] through reading [https://en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia], or perhaps a fan wiki like the [https://minecraft.wiki Minecraft wiki]. As a result, many people erroneously believe that "wiki" is just another term for an online [[Wikipedia:Encyclopedia|encyclopedia]]. The term "wiki" describes any website collaboratively edited and managed by its audience through a web browser. As a result, wikis are able to serve a variety of purposes beyond encyclopedias, including collective note-taking, code documentation, and project management.

[[VassarWiki]] aims to primarily serve as a way to share knowledge among the Vassar community. As such, it can be viewed an encyclopedia in a loose sense, a compendium of knowledge about Vassar. However, the term "encyclopedia" fails to encompass the community-building that is integral to the project.

VassarWiki is also not "Wikipedia for Vassar". There already is a Wikipedia for Vassar: Wikipedia. VassarWiki has a similar but distinct mission to Wikipedia, which can hopefully be made clear through the table below:

{| class="wikitable"
|+
!
!VassarWiki
!Wikipedia
|-
|'''Purpose'''
|To facilitate the sharing and organization of knowledge for/about the Vassar community, archiving it along the way. It serves as a host for primary, secondary, and tertiary sources.
|To organize and archive the world's knowledge in an encyclopedia, a tertiary source.
|-
|'''Scope'''
|There is no "notability" requirement for inclusion. Inclusion is contingent on being somehow related to Vassar College, whether that's campus life, history, scholarship, or something else.
|Inclusion is contingent on [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Notability|notability]], generally determined through inclusion in reliable sources. All subjects can be written on, [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_not|within limits]].
|-
|'''POV'''
|Articles are written from a neutral point of view, but non-neutral content on user pages is encouraged.
|All articles are written from a [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view|neutral point of view]].
|-
|'''Tone'''
|As of June 9, 2026, there are no guidelines on tone for articles. User page content can be written in any tone.
|Articles are written in a [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view#Impartial_tone|formal, impersonal, and dispassionate tone]].
|-
|'''Audience'''
|Articles are written primarily to the Vassar community, especially when an encyclopedia article on that subject already exists.
|Articles are written to a global audience.
|-
|'''Sources'''
|Content should generally be accompanied by sources of many types, including oral history. The reliability of sources is considered only to resolve disputes. "Original research" is allowed, but must be designated as such through sourcing.
|All content must be supported by sources deemed reliable by the community. [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:No_original_research|Original research is not allowed on articles.]]
|}

VassarWiki:An encyclopedia and more

2026-06-10T02:10:16Z

EdwardNWM: wording

{{Position|users=[[User:EdwardNWM]]}}

Most people have only been exposed to [[Wikipedia:Wiki|wikis]] through reading [https://en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia], or perhaps a fan wiki like the [https://minecraft.wiki Minecraft wiki]. As a result, many people erroneously believe that "wiki" is just another term for an online [[Wikipedia:Encyclopedia|encyclopedia]]. The term "wiki" describes any website collaboratively edited and managed by its audience through a web browser. As a result, wikis are able to serve a variety of purposes beyond encyclopedias, including collective note-taking, code documentation, and project management.

[[VassarWiki]] aims to primarily serve as a way to share knowledge among the Vassar community. As such, it can be viewed an encyclopedia in a loose sense, a compendium of knowledge about Vassar. However, the term "encyclopedia" fails to encompass the community-building that is integral to the project.

VassarWiki is also not "Wikipedia for Vassar". There already is a Wikipedia for Vassar: Wikipedia. VassarWiki has a similar but distinct mission to Wikipedia, which can hopefully be made clear through the table below:

{| class="wikitable"
|+
!
!VassarWiki
!Wikipedia
|-
|'''Purpose'''
|To facilitate the sharing and organization of knowledge for the Vassar community, archiving it along the way. It serves as a host for primary, secondary, and tertiary sources.
|To organize and archive the world's knowledge in an encyclopedia, a tertiary source.
|-
|'''Scope'''
|There is no "notability" requirement for inclusion. Inclusion is contingent on being somehow related to Vassar College, whether that's campus life, history, scholarship, or something else.
|Inclusion is contingent on [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Notability|notability]], generally determined through inclusion in reliable sources. All subjects can be written on, [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_not|within limits]].
|-
|'''POV'''
|Articles are written from a neutral point of view, but non-neutral content on user pages is encouraged.
|All articles are written from a [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view|neutral point of view]].
|-
|'''Tone'''
|As of June 9, 2026, there are no guidelines on tone for articles. User page content can be written in any tone.
|Articles are written in a [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view#Impartial_tone|formal, impersonal, and dispassionate tone]].
|-
|'''Audience'''
|Articles are written primarily to the Vassar community, especially when an encyclopedia article on that subject already exists.
|Articles are written to a global audience.
|-
|'''Sources'''
|Content should generally be accompanied by sources of many types, including oral history. The reliability of sources is considered only to resolve disputes. "Original research" is allowed, but must be designated as such through sourcing.
|All content must be supported by sources deemed reliable by the community. [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:No_original_research|Original research is not allowed on articles.]]
|}

VassarWiki:An encyclopedia and more

2026-06-10T02:09:11Z

EdwardNWM: wording

{{Position|users=[[User:EdwardNWM]]}}

Most people have only been exposed to [[Wikipedia:Wiki|wikis]] through reading [https://en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia], or perhaps a fan wiki like the [https://minecraft.wiki Minecraft wiki]. As a result, many people erroneously believe that "wiki" is just another term for an online [[Wikipedia:Encyclopedia|encyclopedia]]. The term "wiki" describes any website collaboratively edited and managed by its audience through a web browser. As a result, wikis are able to serve a variety of purposes beyond encyclopedias, including collective note-taking, code documentation, and project management.

VassarWiki aims to primarily serve as a way to share knowledge among the Vassar community. As such, it can be viewed an encyclopedia in a loose sense, a compendium of knowledge about Vassar. However, the term "encyclopedia" fails to encompass the community-building that is integral to the project.

VassarWiki is also not "Wikipedia for Vassar". There is a Wikipedia for Vassar, and that's Wikipedia. VassarWiki has a similar but distinct mission to Wikipedia, which can hopefully be made clear through the table below:

{| class="wikitable"
|+
!
!VassarWiki
!Wikipedia
|-
|'''Purpose'''
|To facilitate the sharing and organization of knowledge for the Vassar community, archiving it along the way. It serves as a host for primary, secondary, and tertiary sources.
|To organize and archive the world's knowledge in an encyclopedia, a tertiary source.
|-
|'''Scope'''
|There is no "notability" requirement for inclusion. Inclusion is contingent on being somehow related to Vassar College, whether that's campus life, history, scholarship, or something else.
|Inclusion is contingent on [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Notability|notability]], generally determined through inclusion in reliable sources. All subjects can be written on, [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_not|within limits]].
|-
|'''POV'''
|Articles are written from a neutral point of view, but non-neutral content on user pages is encouraged.
|All articles are written from a [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view|neutral point of view]].
|-
|'''Tone'''
|As of June 9, 2026, there are no guidelines on tone for articles. User page content can be written in any tone.
|Articles are written in a [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view#Impartial_tone|formal, impersonal, and dispassionate tone]].
|-
|'''Audience'''
|Articles are written primarily to the Vassar community, especially when an encyclopedia article on that subject already exists.
|Articles are written to a global audience.
|-
|'''Sources'''
|Content should generally be accompanied by sources of many types, including oral history. The reliability of sources is considered only to resolve disputes. "Original research" is allowed, but must be designated as such through sourcing.
|All content must be supported by sources deemed reliable by the community. [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:No_original_research|Original research is not allowed on articles.]]
|}

VassarWiki:An encyclopedia and more

2026-06-10T02:01:36Z

EdwardNWM: Created page

{{Position|users=[[User:EdwardNWM]]}}

Most people have only been exposed to [[Wikipedia:Wiki|wikis]] through reading [https://en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia], or perhaps a fan wiki like the [https://minecraft.wiki Minecraft wiki]. As a result, many people erroneously believe that "wiki" is just another term for an online [[Wikipedia:Encyclopedia|encyclopedia]]. The term "wiki" describes any website collaboratively edited and managed by its audience through a web browser. As a result, wikis are able to serve a variety of purposes beyond encyclopedias, including collective note-taking, code documentation, and project management.

VassarWiki aims to primarily serve as a way to share knowledge among the Vassar community. As such, it can be viewed an encyclopedia in a loose sense, a compendium of knowledge about Vassar. However, this term fails to encompass the community-building integral to the project.

{| class="wikitable"
|+Differences between Wikipedia and VassarWiki
!
!Wikipedia
!VassarWiki
|-
|'''Purpose'''
|To organize and archive the world's knowledge in an encyclopedia, a tertiary source.
|To share and organize knowledge among the Vassar community (and archive it along the way). It serves as a host for primary, secondary, and tertiary sources.
|-
|'''Scope'''
|Inclusion is contingent on [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Notability|notability]], generally determined through inclusion in reliable sources. All subjects can be written on, [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_not|within limits]].
|There is no "notability" requirement for inclusion. Inclusion is contingent on being somehow related to Vassar College, whether that's campus life, history, scholarship, or something else.
|-
|'''POV'''
|All articles are written from a [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view|neutral point of view]].
|Articles are written from a neutral point of view, but non-neutral content on user pages is encouraged.
|-
|'''Tone'''
|Articles are written in a [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view#Impartial_tone|formal, impersonal, and dispassionate tone]].
|As of June 9, 2026, there are no guidelines on tone for articles. User page content can be written in any tone.
|-
|'''Audience'''
|Articles are written to a global audience.
|Articles are written primarily to the Vassar community, especially when an encyclopedia article on that subject already exists.
|-
|'''Sources'''
|All content must be accompanied by reliable sources. [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:No_original_research|Original research is not allowed on articles.]]
|Content should be accompanied by reliable sources, with reliability reflecting a expansive conception that includes oral history. The reliability of sources is evaluated when resolving disputes. "Original research" is allowed, but must be designated as such.
|}

VassarWiki:About

2026-06-09T21:04:29Z

EdwardNWM: wording of lead

{{Consensus|status=consensus}}

Our existing communication tools weren't built for college life. Emails are overwhelming and easy to miss, official sites only push information from the top down, and social media hands control to corporate algorithms. These tools fail because they don't reflect the fluidity and collaboration of life at Vassar. This is why we are building a [[Wikipedia:Wiki|wiki]]: a website that is collaboratively edited and governed by its users.<ref group="note">While many wikis are encyclopedias, they don't have to be. VassarWiki is an encyclopedia and more.</ref>

'''VassarWiki''' is a common space for the Vassar community to share and organize knowledge. Any community member can contribute, so keeping up to date is a shared effort instead of an individual burden. And as a persistent resource, VassarWiki is building an institutional memory that survives the four-year student turnover cycle.

If you want to help us, you should contribute! All you need is five minutes and something worth sharing.

== Getting started ==
{{See also|VassarWiki:Help}}
Anyone connected to Vassar can contribute! All you have to do is [[Special:CreateAccount|sign up]] with your Vassar email. If you're connected to Vassar but lack a vassar.edu email, [https://tally.so/r/aQEMRW you have to apply to have your account approved].

You can edit a page by clicking the "Edit" button by a section or at the top of the page. You can either use the visual editor (recommended if you're new to editing, but more resource-intensive and slightly less capable) or switch to the source editor on the upper-right. Make whatever changes to the page you want, write a short edit summary, and save your changes. If your changes are non-controversial and superficial (e.g. fixing typos or minor formatting), click the minor edit button before saving your changes.

You can [[VassarWiki:Creating a page|create a page]] by going to [[Special:EditPage]] and entering your desired title, or clicking a red link with the desired title (on desktop, you can find one by searching it).

== What can I contribute? ==
{{See also|VassarWiki:What should I contribute?}}VassarWiki is deliberately open-ended to adapt to community needs. There are two main types of pages:

* '''Articles''' can be about things like [[:Category:Student orgs|student orgs]], events, classes, departments, and college lore. Content should be written from a neutral third-person point of view<ref group="note">but by no means soulless!</ref> and [[VassarWiki:Policies|be sourced when possible]].
* Every contributor has [[VassarWiki:User pages|'''user pages''']] that only they can edit. You can put pretty much anything on your user pages (e.g. interests, projects, org memberships, essays or freeform content, contact information).

There are a few other types of pages as well:

* Every page has a corresponding '''talk page''', where you can resolve disputes about page content or otherwise talk freely about that page's subject.
* '''[[VassarWiki:Categories|Categories]]''' are assigned to pages to assist in navigation and organization. They are listed at the bottom of a page.
* '''[[VassarWiki:Templates|Templates]]''' are pages designed for inclusion in other pages.
* '''[[VassarWiki:Files|Files]]''' like images, videos, and audio files, can be embedded in pages. Files should almost be uploaded to [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:UploadWizard Wikimedia Commons], where they will be released to the public domain.
* [[VassarWiki:Project pages|'''Project pages''']] (those with the prefix "VassarWiki") deal with the governance and maintenance of VassarWiki.
Please read and understand VassarWiki [[VassarWiki:Policies|policies]] before you edit. It's encouraged that you read any relevant [[VassarWiki:Guidelines|guidelines]] before you edit, but there is no need to be an expert.

Contributions generally don't require prior approval,<ref group="note">The exception to this rule is the group of project pages meant to reflect consensus. On such pages, a new consensus should be established on their talk pages before edits are made. </ref> so if you think you can improve this project, '''be bold''' and make the edit! If there's an issue with your contribution, another user can revert it and you can discuss on a talk page if needed.

== Policies and guidelines ==
'''[[VassarWiki:Policies|Policies]]''' are the site's foundational principles that all contributors must follow. Put simply, contributors should:

* Build and respect consensus when disputes arise
* Leave a trail of citations, edit summaries, and talk page signatures
* Not publish copyrighted work here
* Not censor information they don't like
* Be civil and assume other contributors come in good faith

'''[[VassarWiki:Guidelines|Guidelines]]''' are records of best practices in content and behavior. While there is no need to be an expert on guidelines when starting out, contributors should generally defer to and attempt to follow them.

Like everything on VassarWiki, policies and guidelines are established by community consensus and can evolve.

== Governance ==
VassarWiki adopts a collective governance model, where decisions are made through deliberation and consensus-building. The weight of each contributor's voice should be evaluated by the strength of their argument.

Certain technical actions require their access be limited to a smaller group of contributors called [[VassarWiki:Administrators|administrators]], who remain bound to community consensus and are not given any precedence in disputes.

== See also ==
* [[VassarWiki:Disclaimer]]
* [[VassarWiki:Privacy policy]]

== References ==
<references group="note" />

VassarWiki:About

2026-06-09T20:59:11Z

EdwardNWM: clean up

{{Consensus|status=consensus}}

Welcome to '''VassarWiki''', a wiki built by and for the Vassar College community!

Our existing communication tools weren't built for college life. Emails are overwhelming and easy to miss, official sites only push information from the top down, and social media hands control to corporate algorithms. These tools fail to reflect the fluidity and collaboration of life at Vassar, which is why we are building a wiki!

A [[Wikipedia:Wiki|wiki]] is a website that is collaboratively edited and governed by its users.<ref group="note">While many wikis are encyclopedias, they don't have to be. VassarWiki is an encyclopedia and more.</ref> VassarWiki is an open space for the Vassar community to collectively share and organize knowledge. As a persistent resource, VassarWiki is simultaneously building an institutional memory that survives the four-year student turnover cycle.

If you want to help us, you should contribute! All you need is five minutes and something worth sharing.

== Getting started ==
{{See also|VassarWiki:Help}}
Anyone connected to Vassar can contribute! All you have to do is [[Special:CreateAccount|sign up]] with your Vassar email. If you're connected to Vassar but lack a vassar.edu email, [https://tally.so/r/aQEMRW you have to apply to have your account approved].

You can edit a page by clicking the "Edit" button by a section or at the top of the page. You can either use the visual editor (recommended if you're new to editing, but more resource-intensive and slightly less capable) or switch to the source editor on the upper-right. Make whatever changes to the page you want, write a short edit summary, and save your changes. If your changes are non-controversial and superficial (e.g. fixing typos or minor formatting), click the minor edit button before saving your changes.

You can [[VassarWiki:Creating a page|create a page]] by going to [[Special:EditPage]] and entering your desired title, or clicking a red link with the desired title (on desktop, you can find one by searching it).

== What can I contribute? ==
{{See also|VassarWiki:What should I contribute?}}VassarWiki is deliberately open-ended to adapt to community needs. There are two main types of pages:

* '''Articles''' can be about things like [[:Category:Student orgs|student orgs]], events, classes, departments, and college lore. Content should be written from a neutral third-person point of view<ref group="note">but by no means soulless!</ref> and [[VassarWiki:Policies|be sourced when possible]].
* Every contributor has [[VassarWiki:User pages|'''user pages''']] that only they can edit. You can put pretty much anything on your user pages (e.g. interests, projects, org memberships, essays or freeform content, contact information).

There are a few other types of pages as well:

* Every page has a corresponding '''talk page''', where you can resolve disputes about page content or otherwise talk freely about that page's subject.
* '''[[VassarWiki:Categories|Categories]]''' are assigned to pages to assist in navigation and organization. They are listed at the bottom of a page.
* '''[[VassarWiki:Templates|Templates]]''' are pages designed for inclusion in other pages.
* '''[[VassarWiki:Files|Files]]''' like images, videos, and audio files, can be embedded in pages. Files should almost be uploaded to [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:UploadWizard Wikimedia Commons], where they will be released to the public domain.
* [[VassarWiki:Project pages|'''Project pages''']] (those with the prefix "VassarWiki") deal with the governance and maintenance of VassarWiki.
Please read and understand VassarWiki [[VassarWiki:Policies|policies]] before you edit. It's encouraged that you read any relevant [[VassarWiki:Guidelines|guidelines]] before you edit, but there is no need to be an expert.

Contributions generally don't require prior approval,<ref group="note">The exception to this rule is the group of project pages meant to reflect consensus. On such pages, a new consensus should be established on their talk pages before edits are made. </ref> so if you think you can improve this project, '''be bold''' and make the edit! If there's an issue with your contribution, another user can revert it and you can discuss on a talk page if needed.

== Policies and guidelines ==
'''[[VassarWiki:Policies|Policies]]''' are the site's foundational principles that all contributors must follow. Put simply, contributors should:

* Build and respect consensus when disputes arise
* Leave a trail of citations, edit summaries, and talk page signatures
* Not publish copyrighted work here
* Not censor information they don't like
* Be civil and assume other contributors come in good faith

'''[[VassarWiki:Guidelines|Guidelines]]''' are records of best practices in content and behavior. While there is no need to be an expert on guidelines when starting out, contributors should generally defer to and attempt to follow them.

Like everything on VassarWiki, policies and guidelines are established by community consensus and can evolve.

== Governance ==
VassarWiki adopts a collective governance model, where decisions are made through deliberation and consensus-building. The weight of each contributor's voice should be evaluated by the strength of their argument.

Certain technical actions require their access be limited to a smaller group of contributors called [[VassarWiki:Administrators|administrators]], who remain bound to community consensus and are not given any precedence in disputes.

== See also ==
* [[VassarWiki:Disclaimer]]
* [[VassarWiki:Privacy policy]]

== References ==
<references group="note" />

VassarWiki:About

2026-06-09T20:55:59Z

EdwardNWM: clean up

{{Consensus|status=consensus}}

Welcome to '''VassarWiki''', a wiki built by and for the Vassar College community!

Our existing communication tools weren't built for college life. Emails are overwhelming and easy to miss, official sites only push information from the top down, and social media hands control to corporate algorithms. These tools fail to reflect the fluidity and collaboration of life at Vassar, which is why we are building a wiki!

A [[Wikipedia:Wiki|wiki]] is a website that is collaboratively edited and governed by its users.<ref group="note">While many wikis are encyclopedias, they don't have to be. VassarWiki is an encyclopedia and more.</ref> VassarWiki is an open space for the Vassar community to collectively share and organize knowledge. As a persistent resource, VassarWiki is simultaneously building an institutional memory that survives the four-year student turnover cycle.

If you want to help us, you should contribute! All you need is five minutes and something worth sharing.

== Getting started ==
{{See also|VassarWiki:Help}}
Anyone connected to Vassar can contribute! All you have to do is [[Special:CreateAccount|sign up]] with your Vassar email. If you're connected to Vassar but lack a vassar.edu email, [https://tally.so/r/aQEMRW you have to apply to have your account approved].

You can edit a page by clicking the "Edit" button by a section or at the top of the page. You can either use the visual editor (recommended if you're new to editing, but more resource-intensive and slightly less capable) or switch to the source editor on the upper-right. Make whatever changes to the page you want, write a short edit summary, and save your changes. If your changes are non-controversial and superficial (e.g. fixing typos or minor formatting), click the minor edit button before saving your changes.

You can [[VassarWiki:Creating a page|create a page]] by going to [[Special:EditPage]] and entering your desired title, or clicking a red link with the desired title (on desktop, you can find one by searching it).

== What can I contribute? ==
{{See also|VassarWiki:What should I contribute?}}VassarWiki is deliberately open-ended to adapt to community needs. There are two main types of pages:

* '''Articles''' can be about things like [[:Category:Student orgs|student orgs]], events, classes, departments, and college lore. Content should be written from a neutral third-person point of view<ref group="note">but by no means soulless!</ref> and [[VassarWiki:Policies|be sourced when possible]].
* Every contributor has [[VassarWiki:User pages|'''user pages''']] that only they can edit. You can put pretty much anything on your user pages (e.g. interests, projects, org memberships, essays or freeform content, contact information).

There are a few other types of pages as well:

* Every page has a corresponding '''talk page''', where you can resolve disputes about page content or otherwise talk freely about that page's subject.
* '''[[VassarWiki:Categories|Categories]]''' are assigned to pages to assist in navigation and organization. They are listed at the bottom of a page.
* '''[[VassarWiki:Templates|Templates]]''' are pages designed for inclusion in other pages.
* '''[[VassarWiki:Files|Files]]''' like images, videos, and audio files, can be embedded in pages. Files should almost be uploaded to [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:UploadWizard Wikimedia Commons], where they will be released to the public domain.
* [[VassarWiki:Project pages|'''Project pages''']] (those with the prefix "VassarWiki") deal with the governance and maintenance of VassarWiki.
Contributions generally don't require prior approval,<ref group="note">The exception to this rule is the group of project pages meant to reflect consensus. On such pages, a new consensus should be established on their talk pages before edits are made. </ref> so if you think you can improve this project, '''be bold''' and make the edit! If there's an issue with your contribution, another user can revert it and you can discuss on a talk page if needed. Please read and understand VassarWiki [[VassarWiki:Policies|policies]] before you edit. It's encouraged that you read any relevant [[VassarWiki:Guidelines|guidelines]] before you edit, but there is no need to be an expert.

== Policies and guidelines ==
{{Main|VassarWiki:Policies|VassarWiki:Guidelines}}
Policies are the site's foundational principles that all contributors must follow. Put simply, contributors should:

* Build and respect consensus when disputes arise
* Leave a trail of citations, edit summaries, and talk page signatures
* Not publish copyrighted work here
* Not censor information they don't like
* Be civil and assume other contributors come in good faith

Guidelines are records of best practices in content and behavior. While there is no need to be an expert on guidelines when starting out, contributors should generally defer to and attempt to follow them.

Like everything on VassarWiki, policies and guidelines are established by community consensus and can evolve.

== Governance ==
VassarWiki adopts a collective governance model, where decisions are made through deliberation and consensus-building. The weight of each contributor's voice should be evaluated by the strength of their argument.

Certain technical actions require their access be limited to a smaller group of contributors called [[VassarWiki:Administrators|administrators]], who remain bound to community consensus and are not given any precedence in disputes.

== See also ==
* [[VassarWiki:Disclaimer]]
* [[VassarWiki:Privacy policy]]

== References ==
<references group="note" />

VassarWiki:Administrators

2026-06-09T20:27:06Z

EdwardNWM: Consensus

{{Consensus}}

While VassarWiki adopts [[VassarWiki:Governance|a collective governance model]], certain technical actions require their access be limited to a smaller group of contributors called '''administrators'''. These actions include suspending users, deleting and restoring pages, and approving prospective contributors lacking a vassar.edu email. Administrators remain bound to community consensus and are not given any precedence in disputes.

[[VassarWiki talk:Administrators|Anyone can apply to be an administrator]]. While there are no official requirements, candidates should have a track record of constructive editing. Applications to be an administrator are approved following community discussion. Administrators who abuse their authority should be [[VassarWiki:Reports|reported]].

== List of administrators ==
The following users are currently administrators:

* [[User:EdwardNWM]]

== See also ==

* [[Template:Userbox admin]]

VassarWiki:Administrators

2026-06-09T20:26:49Z

EdwardNWM: removing transcluded section

While VassarWiki adopts [[VassarWiki:Governance|a collective governance model]], certain technical actions require their access be limited to a smaller group of contributors called '''administrators'''. These actions include suspending users, deleting and restoring pages, and approving prospective contributors lacking a vassar.edu email. Administrators remain bound to community consensus and are not given any precedence in disputes.

[[VassarWiki talk:Administrators|Anyone can apply to be an administrator]]. While there are no official requirements, candidates should have a track record of constructive editing. Applications to be an administrator are approved following community discussion. Administrators who abuse their authority should be [[VassarWiki:Reports|reported]].

== List of administrators ==
The following users are currently administrators:

* [[User:EdwardNWM]]

== See also ==

* [[Template:Userbox admin]]

Students for Justice in Palestine

2026-06-08T23:59:19Z

EdwardNWM: /* History */ encampment, added linktree

{{Infobox group|email=sjpvassar@gmail.com|socials=[https://linktr.ee/vassarsjp Linktree], [https://www.instagram.com/vassarsjp/ Instagram]}}

'''Vassar Students for Justice in Palestine''' (or '''Vassar SJP''') is a student org dedicated to the liberation and self-determination of Palestinians. It is a chapter of [[wikipedia:Students_for_Justice_in_Palestine|National Students for Justice in Palestine]].

== History ==

=== Encampment ===
{{Main|2024 SJP encampment}}
On April 30, 2024, SJP established the Vassar Popular University for Gaza, an encampment on Library Lawn.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/C6YZnG7OelQ/?img_index=2</ref> The encampment lasted until May 4, 2024.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/C6kNn49s_dB/?img_index=1</ref>

=== Post–encampment ===
On February 5, 2026, a group of students peacefully disrupted a lecture by Steven Cash, hosted by Engaged Pluralism. The protestors sought to denounce Cash's work in drafting the Patriot Act and establishing the Department of Homeland Security, as well as his invitation to speak at Vassar.<ref name=":0">https://www.instagram.com/p/DWjiRLEDjzn/?img_index=3</ref> The disruption caused the event to end early. In a statement shortly after the event, President Bradley characterized the protest as "against our community expectations as well as the college’s commitment to Academic Responsibility and Respect for Persons".<ref>February 6, 2026 email "A message from the president: Speaker event" from presidentsoffice@vassar.edu</ref> The Community Expectations office and VSA leveled sanctions against SJP and placed the org on probation. In a March 31 statement, SJP characterized the disciplinary response as "egregiously biased and distorted", accusing the College of racial profiling and political repression.<ref name=":0" />

== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Activist groups]]

MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist

2026-06-08T23:59:10Z

EdwardNWM: linktree

# <pre>
# External URLs matching this list will *not* be blocked even if they would
# have been blocked by block list entries.
#
# Syntax is as follows:
# * Everything from a "#" character to the end of the line is a comment
# * Every non-blank line is a regex fragment which will only match hosts inside URLs

linktree\.com
linktr\.ee

#</pre>

User:EdwardNWM

2026-06-08T23:46:21Z

EdwardNWM: fixing subpage title

I'm Edward Welch Morgan, the founder of VassarWiki. I'm a new Vassar graduate; I was a political science major and mathematics correlate. Feel free to reach out on my talk page :)
{{Userbox 2026}}{{Userbox admin}}

== My subpages ==

* [[User:EdwardNWM/Vassar needs a wiki|Vassar needs a wiki]]
* [[User:EdwardNWM/On VassarWiki's Future|On VassarWiki's Future]]

User talk:EdwardNWM

2026-06-08T23:45:59Z

EdwardNWM: blanking talk page

SJP

2026-06-08T23:43:31Z

EdwardNWM: redirect Students for Justice in Palestine

#REDIRECT [[Students for Justice in Palestine]]

Template:Infobox house/doc

2026-05-30T22:29:00Z

EdwardNWM: light and dark mode variables

<templatedata>
{
"params": {
"name": {
"label": "Name"
},
"image": {
"label": "Image"
},
"caption": {
"label": "Caption",
"type": "string"
},
"location": {
"label": "Location"
},
"capacity": {
"label": "Capacity",
"description": "How many students the building houses"
},
"opento": {
"label": "Open to",
"description": "Any restrictions on which students can live in the house",
"type": "string"
},
"color": {
"label": "Color"
},
"mascot": {
"label": "Mascot"
},
"email": {
"label": "Email"
},
"socials": {
"label": "Social media"
},
"website": {
"label": "Website",
"type": "url"
},
"yearbuilt": {
"label": "Year built",
"type": "date"
},
"titlebg-light": {
"label": "Title color, light mode"
},
"titlebg-dark": {
"label": "Title color, dark mode"
}
}
}
</templatedata>

Module:Infobox

2026-05-30T22:28:04Z

EdwardNWM: padding 0.5em 1em

local p = {}

function p.render(frame)
local args = frame:getParent().args
local root = mw.html.create('table')
:addClass('infobox')
:css('border', '1px solid var(--vw-border)')
:css('border-radius', '4px')
:css('overflow', 'hidden')
:css('font-size', '90%')
:css('background', 'var(--vw-bg-subtle)')
:css('padding-bottom', '4px')

local light = (args['titlebg-light'] and args['titlebg-light'] ~= '') and args['titlebg-light'] or 'var(--vw-accent-subtle)'
local dark = (args['titlebg-dark'] and args['titlebg-dark'] ~= '') and args['titlebg-dark'] or 'var(--vw-accent-subtle)'
local titlebg = 'light-dark(' .. light .. ', ' .. dark .. ')'

if args.title and args.title ~= '' then
root:tag('tr')
:tag('th')
:attr('colspan', '2')
:css('width', '100%')
:css('text-align', 'center')
:css('font-size', '125%')
:css('background', titlebg)
:css('padding', '0.5em 1em')
:wikitext(args.title)
end

-- Image
if args.image and args.image ~= '' then
local caption = args.caption or ''
local imgBottomPad = caption ~= '' and '6px 6px 2px 6px' or '6px'
root:tag('tr')
:tag('td')
:attr('colspan', '2')
:css('text-align', 'center')
:css('padding', imgBottomPad)
:wikitext('[[File:' .. args.image .. '|300px]]')
if caption ~= '' then
root:tag('tr')
:tag('td')
:attr('colspan', '2')
:css('text-align', 'center')
:css('padding', '0px 6px 4px 6px')
:wikitext(caption)
end
end

-- Data rows
local i = 1
while args['label' .. i] or args['data' .. i] or args['header' .. i] do
local header = args['header' .. i]
local label = args['label' .. i]
local data = args['data' .. i]

if header and header ~= '' then
root:tag('tr')
:tag('th')
:attr('colspan', '2')
:css('width', '100%')
:css('text-align', 'center')
:css('background', 'var(--vw-bg-heading)')
:css('padding', '4px 6px')
:wikitext(header)
elseif data and data ~= '' then
local row = root:tag('tr')
if label and label ~= '' then
row:tag('th')
:css('text-align', 'left')
:css('padding', '2px 6px 2px 6px')
:css('background', 'var(--vw-bg-subtle)')
:css('width', '45%')
:wikitext(label)
end
row:tag('td')
:css('padding', '2px 6px 2px 6px')
:attr('colspan', (label and label ~= '') and '1' or '2')
:wikitext(data)
end
i = i + 1
end
return tostring(root)
end

return p

Template:Infobox house

2026-05-30T22:27:27Z

EdwardNWM: fixing titlebg for light and dark

{{Infobox
| title = {{#if:{{{name|}}}|{{{name|}}}|{{PAGENAME}}}}
| titlebg-light = {{{titlebg-light|}}}
| titlebg-dark = {{{titlebg-dark|}}}

| image = {{{image|}}}
| caption = {{{caption|}}}

| label1 = Location
| data1 = {{{location|}}}
| label2 = Year built
| data2 = {{{yearbuilt|}}}
| label3 = Capacity
| data3 = {{{capacity|}}}
| label4 = Open to
| data4 = {{{opento|}}}
| label5 = Color
| data5 = {{{color|}}}
| label6 = Mascot
| data6 = {{{mascot|}}}

| header7 = {{#if:{{{email|}}}{{{socials|}}}{{{website|}}}|Links}}

| label8 = Email
| data8 = {{{email|}}}
| label9 = Social media
| data9 = {{{socials|}}}
| label10 = Website
| data10 = {{{website|}}}
}}<noinclude>{{Documentation}}[[Category:Infoboxes]]</noinclude>

Module:Infobox

2026-05-30T22:27:13Z

EdwardNWM: light dark titlebg

local p = {}

function p.render(frame)
local args = frame:getParent().args
local root = mw.html.create('table')
:addClass('infobox')
:css('border', '1px solid var(--vw-border)')
:css('border-radius', '4px')
:css('overflow', 'hidden')
:css('font-size', '90%')
:css('background', 'var(--vw-bg-subtle)')
:css('padding-bottom', '4px')

local light = (args['titlebg-light'] and args['titlebg-light'] ~= '') and args['titlebg-light'] or 'var(--vw-accent-subtle)'
local dark = (args['titlebg-dark'] and args['titlebg-dark'] ~= '') and args['titlebg-dark'] or 'var(--vw-accent-subtle)'
local titlebg = 'light-dark(' .. light .. ', ' .. dark .. ')'

if args.title and args.title ~= '' then
root:tag('tr')
:tag('th')
:attr('colspan', '2')
:css('width', '100%')
:css('text-align', 'center')
:css('font-size', '125%')
:css('background', titlebg)
:css('padding', '6px')
:wikitext(args.title)
end

-- Image
if args.image and args.image ~= '' then
local caption = args.caption or ''
local imgBottomPad = caption ~= '' and '6px 6px 2px 6px' or '6px'
root:tag('tr')
:tag('td')
:attr('colspan', '2')
:css('text-align', 'center')
:css('padding', imgBottomPad)
:wikitext('[[File:' .. args.image .. '|300px]]')
if caption ~= '' then
root:tag('tr')
:tag('td')
:attr('colspan', '2')
:css('text-align', 'center')
:css('padding', '0px 6px 4px 6px')
:wikitext(caption)
end
end

-- Data rows
local i = 1
while args['label' .. i] or args['data' .. i] or args['header' .. i] do
local header = args['header' .. i]
local label = args['label' .. i]
local data = args['data' .. i]

if header and header ~= '' then
root:tag('tr')
:tag('th')
:attr('colspan', '2')
:css('width', '100%')
:css('text-align', 'center')
:css('background', 'var(--vw-bg-heading)')
:css('padding', '4px 6px')
:wikitext(header)
elseif data and data ~= '' then
local row = root:tag('tr')
if label and label ~= '' then
row:tag('th')
:css('text-align', 'left')
:css('padding', '2px 6px 2px 6px')
:css('background', 'var(--vw-bg-subtle)')
:css('width', '45%')
:wikitext(label)
end
row:tag('td')
:css('padding', '2px 6px 2px 6px')
:attr('colspan', (label and label ~= '') and '1' or '2')
:wikitext(data)
end
i = i + 1
end
return tostring(root)
end

return p

Module:Infobox

2026-05-30T22:25:38Z

EdwardNWM: titlebg light and dark mode

local p = {}

function p.render(frame)
local args = frame:getParent().args
local root = mw.html.create('table')
:addClass('infobox')
:css('border', '1px solid var(--vw-border)')
:css('border-radius', '4px')
:css('overflow', 'hidden')
:css('font-size', '90%')
:css('background', 'var(--vw-bg-subtle)')
:css('padding-bottom', '4px')

local titlebg
if (args['titlebg-light'] and args['titlebg-light'] ~= '') or
(args['titlebg-dark'] and args['titlebg-dark'] ~= '') then
local light = (args['titlebg-light'] and args['titlebg-light'] ~= '') and args['titlebg-light'] or 'var(--vw-accent-subtle)'
local dark = (args['titlebg-dark'] and args['titlebg-dark'] ~= '') and args['titlebg-dark'] or 'var(--vw-accent-subtle)'
titlebg = 'light-dark(' .. light .. ', ' .. dark .. ')'
else
titlebg = (args.titlebg and args.titlebg ~= '') and args.titlebg or 'var(--vw-accent-subtle)'
end
if args.title and args.title ~= '' then
root:tag('tr')
:tag('th')
:attr('colspan', '2')
:css('width', '100%')
:css('text-align', 'center')
:css('font-size', '125%')
:css('background', titlebg)
:css('padding', '6px')
:wikitext(args.title)
end

-- Image
if args.image and args.image ~= '' then
local caption = args.caption or ''
local imgBottomPad = caption ~= '' and '6px 6px 2px 6px' or '6px'
root:tag('tr')
:tag('td')
:attr('colspan', '2')
:css('text-align', 'center')
:css('padding', imgBottomPad)
:wikitext('[[File:' .. args.image .. '|300px]]')
if caption ~= '' then
root:tag('tr')
:tag('td')
:attr('colspan', '2')
:css('text-align', 'center')
:css('padding', '0px 6px 4px 6px')
:wikitext(caption)
end
end

-- Data rows
local i = 1
while args['label' .. i] or args['data' .. i] or args['header' .. i] do
local header = args['header' .. i]
local label = args['label' .. i]
local data = args['data' .. i]

if header and header ~= '' then
root:tag('tr')
:tag('th')
:attr('colspan', '2')
:css('width', '100%')
:css('text-align', 'center')
:css('background', 'var(--vw-bg-heading)')
:css('padding', '4px 6px')
:wikitext(header)
elseif data and data ~= '' then
local row = root:tag('tr')
if label and label ~= '' then
row:tag('th')
:css('text-align', 'left')
:css('padding', '2px 6px 2px 6px')
:css('background', 'var(--vw-bg-subtle)')
:css('width', '45%')
:wikitext(label)
end
row:tag('td')
:css('padding', '2px 6px 2px 6px')
:attr('colspan', (label and label ~= '') and '1' or '2')
:wikitext(data)
end
i = i + 1
end
return tostring(root)
end

return p

MediaWiki:Common.css

2026-05-30T22:24:26Z

EdwardNWM: fixing neutrals

/* CSS placed here will be applied to all skins */

/* light mode */
:root, .skin-theme-clientpref-day {
--vw-bg-page: #f8f9fa;
--vw-bg-surface: #ffffff;
--vw-bg-subtle: #f8f9fa;
--vw-bg-heading: #EAECF0;
--vw-text-subtle: #555555;
--vw-border: #91a8c2;

--vw-accent: #c61c44;
--vw-accent-subtle: #f9d9df;

--vw-gold: #cfad3c;
--vw-gold-subtle: #f9f3d7;
--vw-green: #5ecf3c;
--vw-green-subtle: #ddf9d7;
--vw-teal: #209d80;
--vw-teal-subtle: #d7f9f3;
--vw-blue: #3c5ecf;
--vw-blue-subtle: #d7ddf9;
--vw-violet: #80209d;
--vw-violet-subtle: #f3d7f9;
}

/* dark mode */
.skin-theme-clientpref-night {
--vw-bg-page: #101418;
--vw-bg-surface: #1e2227;
--vw-bg-subtle: #2a2f36;
--vw-bg-heading: #27292D;
--vw-text-subtle: #BBBBBB;
--vw-border: #5a7595;

--vw-accent: #c54963;
--vw-accent-subtle: #461522;

--vw-gold: #c5a949;
--vw-gold-subtle: #473915;
--vw-green: #68c549;
--vw-green-subtle: #214715;
--vw-teal: #49c5a8;
--vw-teal-subtle: #154739;
--vw-blue: #4963c5;
--vw-blue-subtle: #152147;
--vw-violet: #a949c5;
--vw-violet-subtle: #391547;
}
@media ( prefers-color-scheme: dark ) {
.skin-theme-clientpref-os {
--vw-bg-page: #101418;
--vw-bg-surface: #1e2227;
--vw-bg-subtle: #2a2f36;
--vw-bg-heading: #27292D;
--vw-text-subtle: #BBBBBB;
--vw-border: #5a7595;

--vw-accent: #c54963;
--vw-accent-subtle: #461522;

--vw-gold: #c5a949;
--vw-gold-subtle: #473915;
--vw-green: #68c549;
--vw-green-subtle: #214715;
--vw-teal: #49c5a8;
--vw-teal-subtle: #154739;
--vw-blue: #4963c5;
--vw-blue-subtle: #152147;
--vw-violet: #a949c5;
--vw-violet-subtle: #391547;
}
}
.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-logo-icon {
filter: invert(1);
}

@media ( prefers-color-scheme: dark ) {
.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-logo-icon {
filter: invert(1);
}
}

#footer-info li, #footer-places li {
font-size: 14px;
}

.mw-logo-wordmark {
font-size: 1.5rem;
color: var(--vw-accent);
}

/* Main Page */
.page-Main_Page .firstHeading {
display: none;
}

#welcome-box {
border: 2px solid var(--vw-accent);
background-color: var(--vw-accent-subtle);
}
#welcome-box h1 {
border-bottom-color: var(--vw-accent);
width: min(100%, 400px);
}

#events-box, #feature-box {
flex: 1;
min-width: 280px;
}

#events-box {
border: 2px solid var(--vw-blue);
background-color: var(--vw-blue-subtle);
}
#events-box h2 { border-bottom-color: var(--vw-blue); }
#bulletin-box {
border: 2px solid var(--vw-green);
background-color: var(--vw-green-subtle);
}
#bulletin-box h2 { border-bottom-color: var(--vw-green); }
#feature-box {
border: 2px solid var(--vw-gold);
background-color: var(--vw-gold-subtle);
}
#feature-box h2 { border-bottom-color: var(--vw-gold); }

.vw-main-subtitle {
margin-top: 0;
}
@media (min-width: 601px) {
.vw-main-subtitle {
margin-top: -0.5em;
}
}

/* Templates */
.documentation .mw-editsection:not(.documentation-edit) {
display: none;
}

.poster-container {
display:flex; flex-wrap:wrap; gap:0.4em;
}

.hatnote {
font-style: italic;
padding-left: 1.5em;
margin-bottom: 0.5em;
}

.infobox {
float: right;
margin: 0 0 1em 1em;
}
@media (max-width: 600px) {
.infobox {
width: 100% !important;
float: none !important;
margin: 0 0 1em 0;
box-sizing: border-box;
}
.infobox img {
max-width: 100% !important;
overflow: hidden;
}
}
@media (min-width: 601px){
.infobox{
max-width: 300px !important;
}
}

Template:Infobox house/doc

2026-05-30T22:20:12Z

EdwardNWM: fixing template data

<templatedata>
{
"params": {
"name": {
"label": "Name"
},
"image": {
"label": "Image"
},
"caption": {
"label": "Caption",
"type": "string"
},
"location": {
"label": "Location"
},
"capacity": {
"label": "Capacity",
"description": "How many students the building houses"
},
"opento": {
"label": "Open to",
"description": "Any restrictions on which students can live in the house",
"type": "string"
},
"color": {
"label": "Color"
},
"mascot": {
"label": "Mascot"
},
"email": {
"label": "Email"
},
"socials": {
"label": "Social media"
},
"website": {
"label": "Website",
"type": "url"
},
"titlebg": {},
"yearbuilt": {
"label": "Year built",
"type": "date"
}
}
}
</templatedata>

Template:Infobox house

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{{Infobox
| title = {{#if:{{{name|}}}|{{{name|}}}|{{PAGENAME}}}}
| titlebg = {{{titlebg|}}}

| image = {{{image|}}}
| caption = {{{caption|}}}

| label1 = Location
| data1 = {{{location|}}}
| label2 = Year built
| data2 = {{{yearbuilt|}}}
| label3 = Capacity
| data3 = {{{capacity|}}}
| label4 = Open to
| data4 = {{{opento|}}}
| label5 = Color
| data5 = {{{color|}}}
| label6 = Mascot
| data6 = {{{mascot|}}}

| header7 = {{#if:{{{email|}}}{{{socials|}}}{{{website|}}}|Links}}

| label8 = Email
| data8 = {{{email|}}}
| label9 = Social media
| data9 = {{{socials|}}}
| label10 = Website
| data10 = {{{website|}}}
}}<noinclude>{{Documentation}}[[Category:Infoboxes]]</noinclude>

Template:Infobox house

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{{Infobox
| title = {{#if:{{{name|}}}|{{{name|}}}|{{PAGENAME}}}}
| titlebg = {{{titlebg|}}}

| image = {{{image|}}}
| caption = {{{caption|}}}

| label1 = Location
| data1 = {{{location|}}}
| label2 = Year built
| data2 = {{{year built|}}}
| label3 = Capacity
| data3 = {{{capacity|}}}
| label4 = Open to
| data4 = {{{opento|}}}
| label5 = Color
| data5 = {{{color|}}}
| label6 = Mascot
| data6 = {{{mascot|}}}

| header7 = {{#if:{{{email|}}}{{{socials|}}}{{{website|}}}|Links}}

| label8 = Email
| data8 = {{{email|}}}
| label9 = Social media
| data9 = {{{socials|}}}
| label10 = Website
| data10 = {{{website|}}}
}}<noinclude>{{Documentation}}[[Category:Infoboxes]]</noinclude>

Template:Documentation

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<div class="documentation" style="border:1px solid var(--vw-violet); border-radius: 4px; background:var(--vw-violet-subtle); padding:0.5em 1.25em; margin-top:1em;">
== Documentation<span class="mw-editsection documentation-edit><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span>[[Special:EditPage/{{FULLPAGENAME}}/doc|edit documentation]]<span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span> ==
<div class="hatnote">For more general help using templates, see [[VassarWiki:Templates]].</div>
{{#ifexist:{{FULLPAGENAME}}/doc
| {{/doc}}
| [[{{FULLPAGENAME}}/doc|This template has no documentation.]]
}}
</div>

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<templatedata>
{
"description": "Meta-template for building specific infobox templates. It should not be used directly on article pages.",
"params": {
"title": {
"label": "Title",
"description": "Title displayed in the infobox header.",
"type": "string"
},
"image": {
"label": "Image",
"description": "Filename of an image to display, without the File: prefix.",
"type": "wiki-file-name"
},
"caption": {
"label": "Caption",
"description": "Caption displayed below the image.",
"type": "string"
},
"label1": {
"label": "Label 1",
"description": "Label for the first data row.",
"type": "string"
},
"data1": {
"label": "Data 1",
"description": "Content for the first data row. Row is hidden if empty.",
"type": "string"
},
"titlebg": {
"label": "Title background color",
"default": "var(--vw-accent-subtle)"
}
},
"paramOrder": [
"title",
"image",
"caption",
"label1",
"data1",
"titlebg"
]
}
</templatedata>

Additional label/data pairs follow the same pattern: <code>label2</code>/<code>data2</code>, <code>label3</code>/<code>data3</code>, and so on. There is no hard limit.

== Example ==
Call this template from another template, passing labeled rows as parameters:

<pre>
{{Infobox
| title = {{{name|}}}
| image = {{{image|}}}
| caption = {{{caption|}}}
| label1 = Founded
| data1 = {{{founded|}}}
| label2 = Type
| data2 = {{{type|}}}
}}
</pre>

== See also ==
* [[Module:Infobox]]: the Lua module that renders this template
* [[Template:Infobox group]]

Module:Infobox

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local p = {}

function p.render(frame)
local args = frame:getParent().args
local root = mw.html.create('table')
:addClass('infobox')
:css('border', '1px solid var(--vw-border)')
:css('border-radius', '4px')
:css('overflow', 'hidden')
:css('font-size', '90%')
:css('background', 'var(--vw-bg-subtle)')
:css('padding-bottom', '4px')

local titlebg = (args.titlebg and args.titlebg ~= '') and args.titlebg or 'var(--vw-accent-subtle)'
if args.title and args.title ~= '' then
root:tag('tr')
:tag('th')
:attr('colspan', '2')
:css('width', '100%')
:css('text-align', 'center')
:css('font-size', '125%')
:css('background', titlebg)
:css('padding', '6px')
:wikitext(args.title)
end

-- Image
if args.image and args.image ~= '' then
local caption = args.caption or ''
local imgBottomPad = caption ~= '' and '6px 6px 2px 6px' or '6px'
root:tag('tr')
:tag('td')
:attr('colspan', '2')
:css('text-align', 'center')
:css('padding', imgBottomPad)
:wikitext('[[File:' .. args.image .. '|300px]]')
if caption ~= '' then
root:tag('tr')
:tag('td')
:attr('colspan', '2')
:css('text-align', 'center')
:css('padding', '0px 6px 4px 6px')
:wikitext(caption)
end
end

-- Data rows
local i = 1
while args['label' .. i] or args['data' .. i] or args['header' .. i] do
local header = args['header' .. i]
local label = args['label' .. i]
local data = args['data' .. i]

if header and header ~= '' then
root:tag('tr')
:tag('th')
:attr('colspan', '2')
:css('width', '100%')
:css('text-align', 'center')
:css('background', 'var(--vw-bg-heading)')
:css('padding', '4px 6px')
:wikitext(header)
elseif data and data ~= '' then
local row = root:tag('tr')
if label and label ~= '' then
row:tag('th')
:css('text-align', 'left')
:css('padding', '2px 6px 2px 6px')
:css('background', 'var(--vw-bg-subtle)')
:css('width', '45%')
:wikitext(label)
end
row:tag('td')
:css('padding', '2px 6px 2px 6px')
:attr('colspan', (label and label ~= '') and '1' or '2')
:wikitext(data)
end
i = i + 1
end
return tostring(root)
end

return p

Module:Infobox

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local p = {}

function p.render(frame)
local args = frame:getParent().args
local root = mw.html.create('table')
:addClass('infobox')
:css('border', '1px solid var(--vw-border)')
:css('font-size', '90%')
:css('background', 'var(--vw-bg-subtle)')
:css('padding-bottom', '4px')

if args.title and args.title ~= '' then
root:tag('tr')
:tag('th')
:attr('colspan', '2')
:css('width', '100%')
:css('text-align', 'center')
:css('font-size', '125%')
:css('background', 'var(--vw-accent-subtle)')
:css('padding', '6px')
:wikitext(args.title)
end

-- Image
if args.image and args.image ~= '' then
local caption = args.caption or ''
local imgBottomPad = caption ~= '' and '6px 6px 2px 6px' or '6px'
root:tag('tr')
:tag('td')
:attr('colspan', '2')
:css('text-align', 'center')
:css('padding', imgBottomPad)
:wikitext('[[File:' .. args.image .. '|300px]]')
if caption ~= '' then
root:tag('tr')
:tag('td')
:attr('colspan', '2')
:css('text-align', 'center')
:css('padding', '0px 6px 4px 6px')
:wikitext(caption)
end
end

-- Data rows
local i = 1
while args['label' .. i] or args['data' .. i] or args['header' .. i] do
local header = args['header' .. i]
local label = args['label' .. i]
local data = args['data' .. i]

if header and header ~= '' then
root:tag('tr')
:tag('th')
:attr('colspan', '2')
:css('width', '100%')
:css('text-align', 'center')
:css('background', 'var(--vw-bg-heading)')
:css('padding', '4px 6px')
:wikitext(header)
elseif data and data ~= '' then
local row = root:tag('tr')
if label and label ~= '' then
row:tag('th')
:css('text-align', 'left')
:css('padding', '2px 6px 2px 6px')
:css('background', 'var(--vw-bg-subtle)')
:css('width', '45%')
:wikitext(label)
end
row:tag('td')
:css('padding', '2px 6px 2px 6px')
:attr('colspan', (label and label ~= '') and '1' or '2')
:wikitext(data)
end
i = i + 1
end
return tostring(root)
end

return p

Module:Infobox

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local p = {}

function p.render(frame)
local args = frame:getParent().args
local root = mw.html.create('table')
:addClass('infobox')
:css('border', '1px solid var(--vw-border)')
:css('font-size', '90%')
:css('background', 'var(--vw-bg-subtle)')
:css('padding-bottom', '4px')

if args.title and args.title ~= '' then
root:tag('tr')
:tag('th')
:attr('colspan', '2')
:css('width', '100%')
:css('text-align', 'center')
:css('font-size', '115%')
:css('background', 'var(--vw-accent-subtle)')
:css('padding', '6px')
:wikitext(args.title)
end

-- Image
if args.image and args.image ~= '' then
local caption = args.caption or ''
local imgBottomPad = caption ~= '' and '6px 6px 2px 6px' or '6px'
root:tag('tr')
:tag('td')
:attr('colspan', '2')
:css('text-align', 'center')
:css('padding', imgBottomPad)
:wikitext('[[File:' .. args.image .. '|300px]]')
if caption ~= '' then
root:tag('tr')
:tag('td')
:attr('colspan', '2')
:css('text-align', 'center')
:css('padding', '0px 6px 4px 6px')
:wikitext(caption)
end
end

-- Data rows
local i = 1
while args['label' .. i] or args['data' .. i] or args['header' .. i] do
local header = args['header' .. i]
local label = args['label' .. i]
local data = args['data' .. i]

if header and header ~= '' then
root:tag('tr')
:tag('th')
:attr('colspan', '2')
:css('width', '100%')
:css('text-align', 'center')
:css('background', 'var(--vw-bg-heading)')
:css('padding', '4px 6px')
:wikitext(header)
elseif data and data ~= '' then
local row = root:tag('tr')
if label and label ~= '' then
row:tag('th')
:css('text-align', 'left')
:css('padding', '2px 6px 2px 6px')
:css('background', 'var(--vw-bg-subtle)')
:css('width', '45%')
:wikitext(label)
end
row:tag('td')
:css('padding', '2px 6px 2px 6px')
:attr('colspan', (label and label ~= '') and '1' or '2')
:wikitext(data)
end
i = i + 1
end
return tostring(root)
end

return p

Noyes House

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{{Construction|contributors=Fia wrote most of this page based off of personal experience living for two years in Noyes and being on House team. Please help me find sources!}}{{Wikipedia}}{{Infobox house|image=Vassar noyes1.jpg|caption=Noyes in October 2024|opento=All students|color=Cerulean blue|email=[https://www.instagram.com/noyeshouse/ Instagram]|mascot=Narwhal|capacity=~178<ref>https://offices.vassar.edu/residential-life/residence-halls/noyes</ref>|year built=1958}}
'''Emma Hartman Noyes House''' (commonly shortened to '''Noyes House''') is the most recently built dorm of the nine residential houses on campus. It is situated between [[Cushing House]] and the [[The Deece|Deece]]. The building is curved and faces the [[Noyes Circle|Noyes Circle (Nircle)]].

== Construction ==
Noyes House was designed by Eero Saarinen. It was originally designed to be a full semi-circle, but only a quarter-circle was built. Construction was completed in 1958.

Add information: https://offices.vassar.edu/residential-life/residence-halls/noyes/

https://vcencyclopedia.vassar.edu/buildings-grounds-technology/buildings/emma-hartman-noyes-house/

== Rooms ==
Vassar's YouTube has a dorm tour video of Noyes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgJ_r4SJrw0

=== Doubles ===
There are ..... standard double in Noyes. They range from having dimensions of ... to ... and each have two triangular bay window seats. Above the seats are orb lights, and there are radiators under the seats. There are 9? particular doubles that have different dimensions, as they are not Nircle-facing. They are located at the far ends and the middle of each floor, except for the first.

=== Singles ===
Noyes Singles range from having dimensions of ... to .... The only singles with bay windows are the ones on the first floor, facing the Nircle. The rest of the singles are on the other side of the dorm and have flat windows with a flat circular light above, and radiators at the bottom. These windows face Cushing, the graveyard and the Deece.

=== Room furniture ===
Each single comes with a bed, desk, spinny chair, tall dresser, and built-in shelf on the wall. Each double comes with two of these items. Each single has two outlets, and each double has three(?). I will add the dimensions later!

=== Common rooms ===
On the first floor, Noyes has a lobby and two large common rooms. Every floor has two kitchenettes and bathrooms per floor. The basement has multiple rooms.

==== Noyes Lobby ====
The Noyes Lobby (or Nobby) is the main entrance room. It has two doors facing the Nircle with a vestibule, and one door facing the road. The elevator (Nelevator) is opposite to the vestibule. The Nobby typically has a rectangular table and a chair in it. From the Nobby, you can go to either exit, up or down the stairs or elevator, to the hallway with rooms that leads to the MPR, to the study room that is attached, or to the Jetsons Lounge.

==== Jetsons Lounge ====
[[File:Noyes House Jetson Lounge, March 2014.jpg|thumb|The Jetsons Lounge in March 2014]]
Central to the first floor of Noyes is the lounge, affectionately labeled "the Jetsons Lounge" (referencing the show ''The Jetsons'') due to its retro-futurist design.<ref>https://offices.vassar.edu/accessibility-and-educational-opportunity/accessibility/noyes-house/</ref> The lounge includes a sunken conversation pit, referred to by Noyesians as the "Passion Pit". Around the Passion Pit are various circular tables and chairs (some of this furniture might be replaced soon), as well as a printer and a Steinway piano.

Entering Jetsons from the Nobby, one would encounter:

* Jetsons kitchen (the largest kitchen in the dorm)
* Storage room and single-stall bathroom (known by some as the "poop deck") and
* The old computer room (which is currently empty, and might be turned into a workout room)
* The main room with the Passion Pit
* Two study rooms without doors that each contain a whiteboard, and some tables and chairs.

Past the study rooms is the Southwest staircase, past which are the apartments of the House Advisor and the House Fellow(s).

==== Multi Purpose Room ====
The Multi Purpose Room (MPR) was an addition to the Northeast side of the building, past the first floor singles. It has a high counter built into the Nircle- facing- window wall with stools to work at. There are also various stools and tall tables. At the back there is a ping-pong table, two vending machines, and a small couch. To the right of the entrance there is a TV that students to connect to with an HDMI cable. In front of the TV is a round couch that has a counter on the back. Behind this couch is the MPR kitchen, which has a piano, a fridge and cabinets (and probably a stove?). From the kitchen there are stairs to the basement. The MPR tends to get very hot at the start of the year.

==== Basement ====
The Noyes basement is an ominous place. It can be accessed from either of the two main staircases, the Nellevator, and the MPR kitchen stairs. Entering from the MPR stairs and walking through, one would encounter:

* House Team closet
* Door that says "Women 3"
* Empty room
* An employee break room
* Ceramics studio
* Men's Guest Bathroom (which no one uses and is basically gender-neutral)
* The stairs and Nelevator
* Two fenced-off storage areas
* Wide room where bikes are stored, with a low ceiling due to the passion pit (If you are taller than 5'3 watch our for pipes by your head), with a table with a plaster cast of half of a body
* Two laundry rooms
* Open room with chairs, tables, and a rug
* The "Blow Dicks" door (likely used to say "Below Ducts" but has been continuously drawn over)

==== Other floors ====
On each of the second, third and fourth floor, there are two kitchenettes and two gender-neutral bathrooms. Each of these floors are divided in half by a fire door. The bathrooms each have a wall of cubbies, a large mirror with four sinks, four toilet stalls, and three shower stalls. The kitchenettes vary slightly in size, but all contain a sink, microwave, cabinet, stove-top and rubbish bins. There are also some nooks that were used as phone booths on each floor.

== House Team ==
Noyes [[House Team]] typically consists of 6 Stufels, 3 Cofels, 3 HFIs, an HSA, HP and VP. Eva Fontanez is the current House Advisor.

=== Projects ===
Next year, Noyes House Team hopes to paint a mural on the main stairwell of various aquatic habitats and levels of depth. To get involved, contact Fia Marrison!

=== Noise on Noyes ===
Each spring in mid to late April, Noyes House Team hosts '''Noise on Noyes''', an all-campus event. It features student bands, has free food, student clothing sales, and other activities. Though it is always a fun event when in Jetsons or the Aula, for at least the past five years House Team has hoped to host it on the Nircle, but it has rained (and in 2025 snowed) every time. Hopefully next year the curse will be broken.

==== Past house chants ====
* "Make, some, Noyes!!! (to the tune of Pitbull's Hotel Room) Ba ba ba ba BA ba ba meet me at the passion pit Ba ba ba ba BA ba ba meet me at the passion pit!" (Pose as a Narwhal)
* "No! Yes! No! Yes! No! Yes! No! Yes! Make, some, Nooooyes" (Scream)
* "Who are we?" "Noyes House!" "What are we?" "Gnarly!" "You mess with the Narwhal you get the horn!"
* "Who are we?" "Narwhals!" "What are we?" "Gnarly!" "Make, some, Noooyes!" "(to the tune of Katseye's Gnarly) Na-na-na-nana gnarly, na-na-na-nana narwhals, na-na-na-nana gnarly, everything's Noyes House!"

== References ==
[[Category:Dorms]]
<references />
[[Category:Buildings]]

All Campus Dining Center

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#REDIRECT [[Deece]]

ACDC

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#REDIRECT [[Deece]]

Students Building

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#REDIRECT [[Deece]]

Students' Building

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#REDIRECT [[Deece]]

Deece

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{{Wikipedia|page=Students' Building (Vassar College)}}{{Infobox building|image=Students' Building, Vassar College, August 2014.jpg|caption=The Deece in 2014|year built=1913}}
The '''Deece''' (officially '''Gordon Commons''') is the main dining hall on campus.

== Terminology ==
The building itself is officially called the '''Students' Building''' as specified by Mary Babbott Ladd (class of 1908), who funded its construction for the "exclusive needs and interests of student organizations".<ref>Borton, Mark C. (1984). ''Vassar: A Photographic Celebration''. Haddam, CT: Embassy Imprint, Inc. ISBN 0-930527-01-1.</ref><sup>:46</sup> The '''All Campus Dining Center''' (abbreviated as '''ACDC''', which morphed into "Deece") opened within the building in 1973,<ref>Borton, Mark C. (1984). ''Vassar: A Photographic Celebration''. Haddam, CT: Embassy Imprint, Inc. ISBN 0-930527-01-1.</ref><sup>:56</sup> replacing the earlier system of dining rooms within each dorm. The All Campus Dining Center was renamed Gordon Commons in 2018 following its renovation funded by Ellen Rubin Gordon ’52.<ref>https://www.vassar.edu/stories/2018/181025-all-campus-dining-center-renamed-gordon-commons.html</ref>

== References ==
[[Category:Buildings]]

Template:Infobox building

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Template:Infobox house

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{{Infobox
| title = {{#if:{{{name|}}}|{{{name|}}}|{{PAGENAME}}}}

| image = {{{image|}}}
| caption = {{{caption|}}}

| label1 = Location
| data1 = {{{location|}}}
| label2 = Year built
| data2 = {{{year built|}}}
| label3 = Capacity
| data3 = {{{capacity|}}}
| label4 = Open to
| data4 = {{{opento|}}}
| label5 = Color
| data5 = {{{color|}}}
| label6 = Mascot
| data6 = {{{mascot|}}}

| header7 = {{#if:{{{email|}}}{{{socials|}}}{{{website|}}}|Links}}

| label8 = Email
| data8 = {{{email|}}}
| label9 = Social media
| data9 = {{{socials|}}}
| label10 = Website
| data10 = {{{website|}}}
}}<noinclude>{{Documentation}}[[Category:Infoboxes]]</noinclude>

Deece

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{{Wikipedia|page=Students' Building (Vassar College)}}

The '''Deece''' (officially '''Gordon Commons''') is the main dining hall on campus.

== Terminology ==
The building itself is called the '''Students' Building''' as specified by Mary Babbott Ladd (class of 1908), who funded its construction for the "exclusive needs and interests of student organizations".<ref>Borton, Mark C. (1984). ''Vassar: A Photographic Celebration''. Haddam, CT: Embassy Imprint, Inc. ISBN 0-930527-01-1.</ref><sup>:46</sup> The '''All Campus Dining Center''' (abbreviated as '''ACDC''', which morphed into "Deece") opened within the building in 1973,<ref>Borton, Mark C. (1984). ''Vassar: A Photographic Celebration''. Haddam, CT: Embassy Imprint, Inc. ISBN 0-930527-01-1.</ref><sup>:56</sup> replacing the earlier system of dining rooms within each dorm. The All Campus Dining Center was renamed Gordon Commons in 2018 following its renovation funded by Ellen Rubin Gordon ’52.<ref>https://www.vassar.edu/stories/2018/181025-all-campus-dining-center-renamed-gordon-commons.html</ref>

== References ==
[[Category:Buildings]]

Winpfheimer

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{{Construction}}

'''Wimpfheimer Nursery School''' is a nursery school behind [[Blodgett Hall]] that is run by Vassar.<ref>https://offices.vassar.edu/wimpfheimer/</ref>

== References ==